OCEAN COLLECTIVE, (The) Phanerozoic I Vinyl LP Cambrian Explosion Edition(2018)

Five hundred and forty million years ago, complex life exploded into the fossil record with no clear explanation. The Ocean Collective took that as their thesis statement. Phanerozoic I, released in 2018, is the first half of a two-album geological reckoning, structured around the Paleozoic era and carrying the kind of conceptual seriousness that most bands only gesture at.

This is the Cambrian Explosion Edition, named for the opening chapter of the record's timeline, and the colour pressing makes it a legitimate object as much as an album. The Ocean Collective have always been a thinking person's metal band, drawing on atmospheric sludge, progressive structures, and genuine scientific research to build something that rewards repeated listening. If you got here through Neurosis, Mastodon, or the deeper end of the post-metal underground, this is essential.

Pressed on Cambrian Explosion Edition coloured 12" vinyl. Full length LP, 2018. Country of origin: Germany.

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